Tag or label



W. P. SCHWEINFURTH.

TAG 0R LABEL. APPLICATION msn oc'T. 2. 1919.

1,371,266. Patented Mar. 15,1921.

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Hxs A oRNEYs UNITED STATES WALTER 1. SCHWEINFURTH, 0F WESTEIELD, NEWJERSEY.

TAG 0R LABEL.`

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 15,1921.

yApplication led October 2, 1919. Serial No. 328,024.

T oall whom it may 00m/cem.

Be it knownthat Ii, WALTER?. SGHWEIN- FURTH, a citizen ofthe UnitedStates, residing at Westfield, in the county of Union and Sta-te of- NewJersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tags orLabels, ofV which the following isa specification.

The present invention relates to tags or labels of the more or lesspermanent type provided with a tablet such as a piece of slate, preparedcard-board, or the like, upon which any desired marking or indication,generally of a temporary nature, may be placed, and from which it may bereadily erased or removed without injuring the tablet. The invention hasfor its object to provide an improved tag or label of this type of verysimple construction, which is inexpensive to manufacture and which atthe same time is strong and durable.

To accomplish these objects I have provided a tag or label having atablet disposed in a back or frame of sheet metal, from the interiorportion of which back the tongues are struck out in such manner that theperiphery of the back is left intact so that it may be bent over forwardto form a substantially complete peripheral rim or flange for retainingthe tablet in position. The -tongues are employed as means for securingthe tag itself. Other novel features of the invention will appear in thespecification and be pointedv out in the annexed claims.

I will now describe my invention with reference to the accompanyingdrawings in which Figure 1 is a front view of a breeders cage providedwith a tag embodying my invention, to illustrate a practical use of thetag.

Fig. 2 is a front view ofthe finished tag.

Fig. 3 is a back view of the finished tag showing clearly the manner inwhich the tongues are struck out from the back or frame and bent outwardinto position.

Fig. 4 is a back view of the tag showing the position of the tonguesbefore they are bent outward into final position, and

Fig. 5 is a central sectional view along the lines 5-5 of Fig. 3.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, 10 indicates the frame orback of the tag or label, which back is preferably made from sheetmetal. Before being formed as hereinafter described its contour or shapeissubstantially the same as that ofthe tablet 11',- which it embraces byhaving its periphery bent over forward (as shown in Figs. 2 an d 5)4 toform a complete peripheral retaining rim or flange 12. Since this rim orflange extends completely around the periphery of tablet 11 the tabletis very effectively secured or retained by it, so that Ithev finishedarticle presents a neat and pleasing appearance, and there is littlelikelihood of the tablet becoming loose or being accidentally displacedtherefrom. The 'tablet is preferably made of slate 'or other materialfrom whichmarks or indications may be readily erased or removed, so thatthe tablet will not have to be removed when it is desired to place newmarkings upon it.

One or more tongues 13 of any desired shape are struck out from interiorportions of the back 10 and are bent outward substantially 180 onfolding lines 14 located inside the periphery of the back. These tonguesmay be so cut as to leave the bridging portion 15, or the latter may bedispensed with if desired. The tongues are preferably soldered to theback 10 at the points 16 between the folding lines 14 and the peripheryof the back. By locating the folding lines inside the periphery, asshown, the latter is left intact so that the flange 12 is substantiallycontinuous. This feature has the advantages that no projecting edges orcorners are left exposed, and a very effective retaining flange for thetablet is thus provided. It will be noted also that by striking ing outthe tongues from the interior portion of the back instead of providingseparate tongues, metal is utilized which ordinarily would not berequired by the back to perform its intended function, since the back issufficiently strong after the tongues are cut therefrom. Furthermore, inorder to manufacture the completed article only one piece of metal isemployed, which may be of such shape, for instance square orrectangular, that in cutting out the blanks from a large sheet there issubstantially no waste material. This is of considerable importance inthat it makes the cutting operation very simple and reduces the cost ofproduction.

In Fig. 1, I have illustrated a tag embodying my invention, in apractical application of it to a breeding cage. In this fi ure thenumeral 17 designates the frame of the cage, having the hinged door 18,to

which is secured, by means of screws 19, the complete tag or labeldesignated as 20. The tag in this case is used for the purpose ofkeeping thereon any desired records or in, formation pertaining to theoccupants of the cage, which records may be readily changed as desired.

1. A tag or label, comprising tion a rigid tablet to receive anindication', a plane sheet metal back having a periphery ofsubstantially the same contour as the periphery of said tablet andextending over and in Contact With said tablet to unite the tablet Withthe back and tongues struck out from interior portions of said back, soas to leave the periphery intact, and projecting in combinan beyond theedges of said back, to provide means for securing said tag or label inplace.

2. A tag or label, comprising in combination, a rigid tablet to receivean indication,

a plane sheet metal back having its edges extending forwardly andinwardly over the periphery of said tablet and in Contact therewith toprovide a substantially complete peripheral retaining iiange for unitingthe tablet and back, and tongues struck out from interior portionsofsaid backfand eX- tendin outwardly along the rear thereof to projectbeyond the edges of said back,

and providing means for Ysecuring said tag or label in place.

WALTER P. SCHWEINFURTH.

